A suspect accused of stabbing another man last week is now in custody, along with four other individuals who allegedly assisted him in evading law enforcement officers.

Kevin Long, 18, was ordered held in lieu of $100,000 bond during felony bond hearings Wednesday at the Pope County Detention Center. He has been charged with first-degree battery.

According to court documents, the victim told police he was riding in a car on Friday with Long; James Allen, who appeared in bond hearings Monday; and a woman. He said they took him to a dead-end road and after they got out of the vehicle, Allen started fighting with him. During the fight, the victim said Long stabbed him in the back with a knife and that he was hit in the head with a rock.

After the stabbing, the woman, Allen and Long fled, leaving the victim on the road. He was found nearby by an off-duty game and fish officer.

Allen was taken into custody Saturday, but Long remained at large. Investigators located Long on Tuesday and arrested him and three others.

Katherine Hardcastle, 31; Ronald Cummings, 55; and Johnathan Gunn, 37, all appeared in bond hearings Wednesday on suspicion of hindering apprehension, and each received a $100,000 bond.

A testifying officer said Gunn took Long toward Charleston to hide him and Cummings was seen on security camera taking Long to a gas station and was also suspected of helping to hide him. Hardcastle allegedly picked Long up the day of the stabbing incident, took him to multiple locations and helped arrange transport for him. She was found at the same location as Long on Tuesday.

Hardcastle also faces a misdemeanor charge of criminal impersonation for giving law enforcement officers a false name when she was arrested. All three suspects have prior felony convictions.

A press release issued Wednesday by the Pope County Sheriff's Office stated Ronald Cummings Jr. was also charged with hindering apprehension and is awaiting a bond hearing.